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Comment on: Blog Post 'Do you want to be right or do you want paying customers?': for them. So, with that in mind....I try to keep them very very happy. I have 2 types of guarantees in place. The first is that I expect to be paid after the candidate completes 90 days of satisfactory service. If there is any doubt, either release the candidate and pay me nothing OR ask me for more time. The second option is one that my smaller clients sometimes prefer - pay 1/3 at 30 day intervals. Whatever "I've earned" I can keep - the balance is not paid until the next 30 days. But I take this one step further: if, after the guarantee has expired and my contractual obligation has been fulfilled and a problem crops up - I will usually offer some sort of credit on a future placement...maybe 25% of what they've paid. This of course is only with a valued client...if, I'm not interested in working with this client again - I will stand firm on my policy. However, most of my clients are valued and I will do whatever it takes, within reason, to keep them happy. I have 100% client retention. As I said, I couldn't agree with you more!…; Added by Katherine Anne Farrell at 11:09am on July 8, 2011

Blog Post: Big Mistakes Modern Experienced Recruiters Make: Experience is always important for a recruiter but this does not mean the highly experienced recruiter cannot make mistakes. In fact, some make more mistakes simply because they do not evolve to…; Added by Laura O. Tolentino at 8:54pm on September 29, 2017

Blog Post: Work-Life Balance: Not Just a Phrase Anymore: Work-life balance has been getting a lot of ink in recent times, and a tough job…; Added by Dave Opton at 12:41pm on August 18, 2008

Comment on: Blog Post 'What all recruiters WANT to say to their dumb clients': with the territory and it's just something with which you have to put up. But frankly I put a lot of work, and time, building up rapport with candidates (I was once one of them) and getting them excited about the positions so I feel it acutely when they're on the receiving end of this type of experience. Little by little though I'm ironing out these creases as I go along. We're a small shop so there's a ceiling on the number of assignments we can handle anyway and I now work, I know this might sound counterintuitive if not indeed perverse, on keeping the number of assignments low. Once that habit of thought begins to take root potential clients, who thought they were going to call "all" the shots gently, and I always maintain high levels of courtesy, discover over the course of our initial conversation that I haven't decided whether I want to work with them. I stress though that I allow this to gently seep into conversation as opposed to hammering a stake into the ground overtly. What's crucial though is that you must be for real, i.e. if it isn't feeling right then you really have to be prepared to walk away from that job. I've done this many times now and it's surprising how often HR, or whomever you're dealing with, arrives back in a week or two with an altered attitude and if they don't I simply take it that I, and my candidates have dodged a bullet. I'm still far from eradicating this type of experience completely but to me it's a project which will need many refinements before I'm happy that I have a satisfactory working model. However by at least taking these small steps and a different frame of mind to the table I've already saved myself countless hours of wasted time and grief, ditto for my candidates. …; Added by David Hall at 6:41am on August 22, 2013

Blog Post: 5 Key Candidate Experience Statistics: 2020 CandE Research

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Blog Post: Satisfaction Guarenteed: Right off the top, no, I didn’t just swear. These two words are thrown around daily under a multitude of reasons; but how many people actually back it up or even mean it as much more than a catch…; Added by Daniel J Smith at 11:08am on February 11, 2011

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Blog Post: How To Choose a Recruiter (For Client Companies)

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Blog Post: How Do I Know If My Employees Are Doing Well?: There are many ways that employers typically determine…; Added by Devin Caldwell at 2:46pm on May 4, 2018